2021 - International Wild Waterfowl Association - Hancock Memorial Award - Waterfowl of the World - For outstanding contribution to the collective knowledge of waterfowl through research or photography
2019 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Action – 2nd place – Northern Pintail Flushing
2018 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Family Participation – 1st place – Young Lady Hunting Ducks
2017 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Family Participation – 1st place – Young Hunters
2017 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Action – 2nd place – Prairie Chickens Fighting
2015 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Action – 2nd place – Flushing Pheasant
2015 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – President Choice Award – Photography Category – Flushing Pheasant
2015 – National Wildlife Federation - Photo Contest Finalist – For photography that displays excellence in originality, composition and technical execution
2014 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Action – 1st place – Fighting Pheasants
2014 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – People’s Choice Award – Photography Category – Flushing Pheasant
2014 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Action – 2nd place – Northern Pintails and Mallards
2014 – South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks - Trophy Fish Award – For Smallmouth Bass
2011 – California Waterfowler’s Hall of Fame – Inducted – For significant/outstanding contributions for the enhancement of waterfowl populations/habitat, wildlife writings and photography in California.
2011 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Selected as one of Five Judges - For the Federal Duck Stamp Contest
2010 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Shooting Sports – 1st place – Sea Ducks over Decoys
2010 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Fauna – 2nd place – Mountain Lion with Kill in Snow
2010 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Big Game Hunting – 1st place – Success at Last
2010 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Natural History – 1st place – Lesser Prairie Chicken
2009 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Natural History – 1st place – Blizzard of Snows
2008 - National Shooting Sports Foundation – Good Shots, Great Stories Contest- 1st place – For black & white photography
2008 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Fauna – 1st place – Gray Wolf
2008 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Conservation – 1st place – American Black Ducks
2008 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Shooting Sports – 1st place – Goose Hunting in Patagonia
2007 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Natural History – 1st place – Rocky Mountain Bighorns
2006 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Small Game Hunting – 1st place – A Girl and Her Dog
2005 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Natural History – 1st place – Snowy Owl on Fence Post
2005 - Western Outdoor Writer Association - Apogee Award of Excellence - For Still Photography
2002 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Fauna – 1st place – Flamingo and Misty Sunrise
2001 – National Shooting Sports Foundation – Good Shots, Great Stories Contest - 1st place – For color photography
2000 – Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Scenic – 2nd place
1999 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Fauna – 2nd place
1999 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Natural History – 2nd place
1999 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – Photo Contest Outdoor Recreational Travel – 2nd place
1997 - Outdoor Writers Association of America – President Choice Award – Photography Category – Best of the Best
1987 – International Game Fish Association – World Record – For 2-pound line class – 5-pound 4-ounce Dolly Varden
1985 – International Game Fish Association – World Record – For 30-pound line class – 17-pound Pacific Jack Crevalle